The previous news that I had several new bone metastases turned out to be not so bad after all.
Even though there are new sites, they are very small and not even worth hitting with radiotherapy at this stage. Even the most serious, on my hip, was well away from both the ball & socket joint and the weaker narrow bridge between the ball and the femur, so not expected to be a problem for quite some time.

Since the Lenvatinib isn't/wasn't effective against the bone lesions, I'm going to start chemotherapy pretty soon: I've had blood tests and received an appointment for a consultation next Tuesday, so I expect they'll be starting the chemo very soon after that. Looking forwards to playing my eCorder for an hour or so while I'm hooked-up to the IV 😎

My back is nearly back to how it was before my hernia admission, so that's good. I realised it's over a year since my last physiotherapy session which I thought was to help me mobilise better after my bowel surgery, but was actually a few months after my GP had referred me for my back pain, but they didn't know about my L1/T12 spinal lesion that had been diagnosed since then and so couldn't risk doing anything back then. However, I was thinking recently that I bend my back when I transition from sitting to standing and when getting in and out of bed, so some degree of movement is obviously safe and not subjecting me to MSCC (malignant spinal cord compression). Consequently, I'm thinking that a senior/consultant physiotherapist armed with knowledge about my condition might be able to prescribe at least some exercises that would be safe but might improve my musculoskeletal back pain and reduce my need for painkillers (the GP currently prescribes me 7 boxes of 28 codeine tablets every 4 or 5 weeks, plus some tramdol inbetween). When I suggested this via the NHS app to my GP surgery I got a call within 30 minutes offering me an appointment next week so they can refer me - hurrah!!

I can't remember if I mentioned this before, but ever since having the devastating news a year and a half ago that my thyroid cancer had metastasised, I now really cherish everything that isn't crap news! Even neutral news is good! 🤗🌞. It's funny how life-changing news can change your disposition to the positive once you've got over the crapness of it. I actively seek out and find happiness far more than I did pre-cancer 😁 

That's all for now, folks,
I'll update you when I know more
🖖(that's a Vulcan 'live long and prosper' ☺️)